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- News 10 December 2020 Launch of new publication on ESCOs in the context of Nationally Determined Contributions The Global ESCO Network is proud to present the Perspectives 2020 publication with 10 articles from seasoned experts on the subject of ESCOs and energy efficiency and its mainstreaming in Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. The publication is supported by Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, which is also behind the establishment of the Global ESCO Network. Energy efficiency should be the first line of defence against climate change, offering profitable investment…
- News 10 December 2020 Perspectives: ESCOs in the context of Nationally Determined Contributions UNEP DTU Partnership is proud to present the newest edition to its Perspectives series. In this publication, seasoned experts present 10 articles on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and energy efficiency and its mainstreaming in Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. An untapped potential Energy efficiency is central to efforts to make the transition to clean energy and limit the average global temperature increase. It is a cost-effective means of reducing 40% of the…
- News 9 December 2020 Mainstreaming Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions – Book Launch Despite the high benefits and low cost of energy efficiency as a major solution for mitigating climate change, a large number of energy efficiency opportunities remain untapped due to multiple barriers. ESCOs, which combine technical expertise and financing, are businesses that can play an important role in boosting private investments in energy efficiency implementation and thus also climate change mitigation. However, ESCO are absent in the Nationally Determined Contributions …
- Event 9 December 2020 Incorporating Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions - Book Launch (Webinar) Despite the high benefits and low cost of energy efficiency as a major solution for mitigating climate change, a large number of energy efficiency opportunities remain untapped due to multiple barriers. ESCOs, which combine technical expertise and financing, are businesses that can play an important role in boosting private investments in energy efficiency implementation and thus also climate change mitigation. However, ESCO are absent in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted…
- News 9 December 2020 Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap A green pandemic recovery could cut up to 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the 2020 UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds. The annual flagship report also finds that, despite a dip in 2020 carbon dioxide emissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still heading for a devastating temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century. The Emissions Gap Report is coordinated by UNEP…
- Event 4 December 2020 The Emissions Gap Report 2020 Webinar Webinar - 14th December 2020, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CET Presentation and discussion of the key findings of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020 Webinar features presentations and discussion of the key findings of the report. Despite a dip in carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, the world is still heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise this century – far beyond the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1…
- News 4 December 2020 The Emissions Gap Report 2020 Webinar Presentation and discussion of the key findings of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020 Webinar features presentations and discussion of the key findings of the report. Despite a dip in carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, the world is still heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise this century – far beyond the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. The webinar sheds light on the extent to which…
- Project 3 December 2020 Technology Needs Assessment (phase IV) UNEP and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, with financing from the Global Environment Facility, are implementing a fourth phase of Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs). The fourth phase of the project supports seventeen Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in carrying out new or improved TNAs, from 2020 to 2023. Since 2009, a hundred developing countries have joined the project: twenty-four countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region, thirty-seven in…